madduxace

All division 1 schools are allowed 11.7 scholarships to be divided up how the coach wants. You are 100 percent correct all that matters is getting kids into the classroom at the college level.

Baseball far outnumbers football or basketball scholarships.

I think you are missing the point about Mayo. He was not better as a freshman than the rest of the other guys mentioned were as seniors. Did he have a better HS career, YES! in Ohio and West Virginia. Frank played at Marshall under Billy Donovan for a year and did very well as a true freshman on a team with Jason Williams. His acedemics is what cost him, not playing ability.

For the past 25 years many great players have been in the 16th region. However the top three in terms of an MVP are propably a no brainer: 3.Mike Scott: The most dominant big man. I can not think of anyone around here to have his size. Fit perfectly in Randy Wards offense. 2.Frank Lee: Frank is propably the best basketball player this region has seen in the last 25 years that has played his entire elgibility here.( Frank and the other ones on this list were better than OJ was in his time in the region, not after he transfered) Not to mention Frank played on a teams with great players and could have averaged 30+ if he wanted. His teams schedule were against some of the better teams in the state. 1. Kelly Wells: Most people forget to mention him due to being at Rowan County. His teams won three consecutive region titles and without him they win none. He was a very good at all aspects of the game esp. shooting. He also went to Tulsa for a year with none other than Tubby Smith as his coach. Later he transfered back to MSU. Honorable Mention: Marty Thomas: Ashland Chris Jones: Russell Mark Surgalski: Ashland

Just a little thing compared to Mangino from Kansas

Just a little thing compared to Mangino from Kansas

Me neither, I only posted a question as to IF his name had been mentioned and I think he will be a great head coach one day if he wants to.

Coach Goldsmith should always be considered with the greatest respect for what he did at LCHS. He is the coach that I remember in the early 90's when LCHS first started their great run. I know that Coach Gary Morris from Russell got his start at LCHS in the early 90's as their offensive coordinator. In my personal opinion he is should be at the top of anyones list when a head coaching job comes open. Not to say he would leave where he is at, but I was wondering if his name has been mentioned?

This is a no brainer. I think we have many great coaches in this region however Roger Zornes has multiple region titles. I am not sure how many but I know he won it in 90, 94,95,98,99,00. Not to mention a state runner-up in Ohio. Not even a Boyd Co. person but his resume speaks for itself.

The Boyd Co. teams of 90"s. Especially the 94 team that got beat in the quarterfinals by 2 or 3 to Dunbar. If it had not been for a questionable charge call they should have won that game. Dunbar goes on to get beat by Faidale in the championship by 2 or 3. That team was easily a top 5 in the state and considered a tournament favorite behind Dunbar and Faidale. I know they won over 30 games that year.

I second that. Seth gets my vote plus he is a GREAT kid and his dad is one of my favorite people. I only hope Seth realizes his potential. Being 6'6 320 he has every opportunity to get a free $100,000 education. If Seth can realize this and lose about 20lbs and improve his agility, strength, and speed he will be flat out a man among boys.

perfectly said.

Nate Mcpeek

Great article and how true it is. I have always said the same thing. Title IX is a double edged sword. Great for women sports and has opened up many opportunities for women sports. It has 100% discriminated against baseball. How is it fair for D1 baseball teams to be given only 11.7 scholarships when it requires a 30 man roster to play. Basketball and Softball teams are given the same amount when it requires only 15 or so to fill a roster. ( fewer in Basketball). I agree with the amount of scholarships with softball and basketball I just think they need to up the scholarships in baseball because of the amount of roster spots needed to fill a team.

That pretty much nails the question. Mostly pitchers or catchers get the highest athletic scholarship money. Also the scholarships are renewable each year. So a student athlete can get their money decreased or increased depending upon performance on the field or classroom.